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Back to the Mater: Demanding Answers and Support
Manage episode 484109612 series 3004956
I’m drenched, exhausted, and dragging myself through the rain—because I’m about to blow. This is a real-time recording, on my phone, just moments before I walked through the doors of the Mater hospital. Not in crisis, but not far off. I’m tired. Tired of the medication merry-go-round, the constant inner turmoil, the anxiety and depression. Im also tired of my inner critic telling me I’m not “bad enough” to deserve any help. But, I didn’t show up for fun. I didn’t walk from home to the hospital at 2am in the relentless rain to go home empty handed—I showed up because I’m worn out, and I need answers. Now.
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Follow my journey living with mental illness and the hard-fought lessons learned along the way. Lived experience is the driving force of this podcast, and through this lens, my stories are told.
This is a raw, honest, and authentic account of how multiple psychological disorders have shaped my past and continue to influence my future.
Support the show
To support the show, CLICK HERE
You can follow me on Instagram: @elliot.t.waters
Chapters
1. Setting the scene at Martyr Hospital (00:00:00)
2. Drenched at the bus stop (00:01:14)
3. The paradox of feeling better (00:02:15)
4. The medication tapering plan (00:04:11)
5. Pushing through anxiety at 3am (00:06:39)
194 episodes
Manage episode 484109612 series 3004956
I’m drenched, exhausted, and dragging myself through the rain—because I’m about to blow. This is a real-time recording, on my phone, just moments before I walked through the doors of the Mater hospital. Not in crisis, but not far off. I’m tired. Tired of the medication merry-go-round, the constant inner turmoil, the anxiety and depression. Im also tired of my inner critic telling me I’m not “bad enough” to deserve any help. But, I didn’t show up for fun. I didn’t walk from home to the hospital at 2am in the relentless rain to go home empty handed—I showed up because I’m worn out, and I need answers. Now.
—
Follow my journey living with mental illness and the hard-fought lessons learned along the way. Lived experience is the driving force of this podcast, and through this lens, my stories are told.
This is a raw, honest, and authentic account of how multiple psychological disorders have shaped my past and continue to influence my future.
Support the show
To support the show, CLICK HERE
You can follow me on Instagram: @elliot.t.waters
Chapters
1. Setting the scene at Martyr Hospital (00:00:00)
2. Drenched at the bus stop (00:01:14)
3. The paradox of feeling better (00:02:15)
4. The medication tapering plan (00:04:11)
5. Pushing through anxiety at 3am (00:06:39)
194 episodes
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